Firefighter Jobs in Delaware (DE)
46 open positions across Delaware.
FireJobs lists 46 open firefighter positions in Delaware from more than 12 hiring departments (4 full-time, 6 part-time and 36 volunteer). Each listing is checked against the department's own hiring page and shows the closing date, salary where the department publishes one, requirements, and the direct application link.
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Fire departments hiring in Delaware
Departments with the most open positions right now.
- Clayton Fire Company NO 1, Inc. · Clayton · 7 openings
- Seaford Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. · Seaford · 5 openings
- Cranston Heights Fire Company · Wilmington · 4 openings
- Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Department · Dagsboro · 4 openings
- Frankford Volunteer Fire Company · Frankford · 4 openings
- Mill Creek Fire Company · Marshallton · 4 openings
- Delaware City Fire Company Station #15 · Delaware City · 3 openings
- Lewes Volunteer Fire Department · Lewes · 3 openings
- Delmar Fire Department · Delmar · 2 openings
- Houston Volunteer Fire Department · Houston · 2 openings
- Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company · Bethany Beach · 1 opening
- Dover Fire Department · Dover · 1 opening
Browse all 59 fire departments in Delaware, including the ones not hiring today.
How to become a firefighter in Delaware
Certification. The Delaware State Fire School trains and certifies firefighters statewide.
How hiring works. Delaware is mostly volunteer. Career positions are limited to Wilmington, Dover, New Castle County, and a handful of combination companies, so openings are rare and competitive.
Wherever you apply, expect the same core steps: meet the age, education, and driver's license minimums, pass a written exam and a physical ability test (often the CPAT), clear an oral board interview, and pass a background investigation and medical exam.
Delaware firefighter job questions
- How many firefighter jobs are open in Delaware?
- 46 firefighter and fire service positions are open in Delaware on FireJobs today, at 12 departments. The count updates daily as departments post and close positions.
- What certification do Delaware firefighters need?
- The Delaware State Fire School trains and certifies firefighters statewide.
- How does firefighter hiring work in Delaware?
- Delaware is mostly volunteer. Career positions are limited to Wilmington, Dover, New Castle County, and a handful of combination companies, so openings are rare and competitive.